Capstone California
  • Certification
  • Varieties
    Your go-to destination for information on California’s many grape varieties, how and where they are grown, what happens at the winery, and what to expect from the finished wines.
    View all varieties
    White
    • Chardonnay
    • Sauvignon Blanc
    • Pinot Gris
    • Viognier
    • Riesling
    • Chenin Blanc
    • Muscat (coming soon)
    Red
    • Cabernet Sauvignon
    • Merlot
    • Pinot Noir
    • Syrah
    • Zinfandel
    • Barbera
    • Grenache (coming soon)
    • Malbec (coming soon)
    Styles
    • Sparkling Wine
    • Rosé Wine
  • Regions
    There are 147 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in California. Here is where you will find information on regional history, geography, climate, soil, signature wines, benchmark wineries, maps and statistics.
    View all regions
    California
    • California
    North Coast
    • Napa Valley
    • Sonoma County
    • Los Carneros
    • Mendocino County
    • Lake County
    • Solano County
    • West Sonoma Coast (coming soon)
    Central Coast
    • Santa Barbara
    • Monterey County
    • Paso Robles
    • San Luis Obispo County
    • Livermore Valley
    • Santa Cruz Mountains
    • San Benito County
    • San Francisco Bay
    • Santa Clara Valley
    Inland Valleys
    • Lodi and the Delta
    • Sacramento Valley
    • Madera County
    • San Joaquin Valley
    Sierra Foothills
    • Placer County
    • Amador County
    • Nevada County
    • Yuba County
    • El Dorado
    • Calaveras County
    Southern California
    • Temecula Valley
    • Los Angeles Area
    • San Diego County (coming soon)
    • Cucamonga Valley (coming soon)
    Far North California
    • Far North California
  • Resources
  • About
California Wines Logo
  • Icon Language
    English 日本語
  • Certification
  • Varieties
  • Regions
  • Resources
  • About
California

Riesling

  • Introduction
  • History
  • Wine-Growing Areas
  • Working the Land
  • Working by Hand
  • Benchmark Wineries
  • Food & Wine Pairing
  • Recipes

Benchmark Wineries

List of recommended historical, signature, and icon wineries that produce benchmark examples of California Riesling. Recommendations listed by third-party writing panel. 

  • Bedrock Wine Co
  • Cartograph Wines
  • Chateau Montelena Winery
  • Claiborne & Churchill Winery
  • Coquelicot Wines
  • Greenwood Ridge Vineyards
  • Joyce Wine Company
  • Lo-Fi Wines
  • Ludwig's Fine Wines
  • Maidenstoen Wine
  • McFadden Family Vineyard & Farm
  • Navarro Vineyards and Winery
  • The Ojai Vineyard
  • Scratch Wines
  • Scribe Winery
  • Ser Winery
  • Silenus Winery
  • Smith-Madrone Vineyards
  • Waxwing Wines
  • Stony Hill Vineyard
  • Tatomer Wines
  • Terra Valentine Winery
  • Thomas Fogarty Winery
  • Toulouse Vineyards
  • Trefethen Family Vineyards
  • Wirz Vineyard
  • Zocker Winery
Food & Wine Pairing ›
  • •
  • •
  • •
  • •
  • •
  • •
  • •
  • •
  • Certification
  • Varieties
  • Regions
  • Resources
  • About Us
Wine Institute Logo
California Wine Institute 425 Market Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
wineinstitute.org
Copyright © Wine Institute, 2023. All rights reserved | Legal Policies